This post Let It Be B: In the Search for Blood, One Mosquito Species Has a Type appeared first on Entomology Today - Brought to you by the Entomological Society of America.
A new study shows the malaria-transmitting Anopheles stephensi has a strong preference for type B human blood. The finding has implications for identifying individuals at high risk of mosquito-borne disease, but those with other blood types shouldn't put away the insect repellent.
The post Let It Be B: In the Search for Blood, One Mosquito Species Has a Type appeared first on Entomology Today.
No comments:
Post a Comment